Drying and polishing mitt



Dec. 19, 1950 A. MAYES 2,534,982

DRYING AND POLISHING MITT Filed Nov. 9, 1949 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Dec 319, 1950 A. MAYES DRYING AND POLISHING MITT 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Nov. 9, 1949 Dec. 19, 1950 A. MAYES DRYING AND POLISHING MITT 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Nov. 9, 1949 Patented Dec. 19, 1950 UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE DRYING AND POLISHING MITT Arthur Mayes, Maplewood, N. J. Application November 9, 1949, Serial No. 126,310

3 Claims. (Cl. 15-227) This invention relates to mitts for drying and polishing the exterior surfaces of automobile bodies, windows and other highly polished surfaces after they have been washed.

A prime object of the invention is to provide a drying and polishing mitt which shall include an envelope-like body portion to receive the hand, having upon one surface thereof a novel construction and arrangement of a plurality of pieces of chamois or like material which are capable of quickly wiping and absorbing liquid from a surface and of applying a high polish to said surface rapidly and with a minimum of effort.

Another object is to provide such a mitt which shall embody novel and improved structural features whereby the hand within the mitt shall be protected against injury from portions of devices being polished, there shall be a minimum of possibility of the mitt becoming caught on projecting portions of such devices and the mitt shall be prevented from rolling or sliding around the hand while in use.

A further object is to provide a drying and polishing mitt which shall include a plurality of superposed and overlying edge portions of absorbing and polishing material such as chamois so that liquid can be quickly wiped and absorbed from a smooth surface by said absorbent edge portions and said edge portions will efiiciently polish said surface.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a polishing mitt which shall be strong, durable and relatively inexpensive in construction, and to obtain other advantages and results that will be brought out by the following description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which Figure l is a plan view of the face of the drying and polishing mitt embodying my invention, showing the chamois strips in extended condition immediately after they have been applied to the envelope;

Figure 2 is an end elevational view thereof from the plane of the line 22 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an end elevational view from the one end of the mitt and showing the normal ositions of the chamois strips during use of the mitt;

Figure 4 is a back plan view of the mitt with portions of the rear wall broken away for clearness in illustration;

Figure 5 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view approximately on the plane of the line 5-5 of Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a similar view approximately'o'n" the plane of the line 6-6 of Figure 4;

Figure 7 is a transverse vertical sectional view approximately on the plane of the line l-'! of Figure 4 showing the chamois strips in extended condition;

Figure 8 is a similar view showing the chamois strips partially folded into the superposed position which they assume during use of the mitt;

Figure 9 is a horizontal sectional view approximately on the plane of the line 9-9 of Figure 2; 1 Figure 10 is a detached perspective view of one of the groups of the chamois strips before application of the strips to the body portion of the mitt;

Figure 11 is a vertical longitudinal sectional, view on the plane of the line lI-ll of Figure 10, and

Figure 12 is a fragmentary plan view of a partially completed mitt, showing the manner of applying the chamois strips to the body portion. Specifically describing the illustrated embodiment of the invention, the reference character A designates the envelope body portion of the l mitt which is of a size and shape to freely receive a human hand and conveniently, although notj necessarily, may be approximately rectangular in plan as shown. The body portion may be constructed in any suitable manner and of any suit-' able material but is illustrated as comprising a, single strip of canvas which is folded upon it-; self at I to provide two spaced and opposed walls,

2 and 3 whose end edges are spaced apart as indicated at 8 to permit the insertion of a hand and whose longitudinal or side edges are stitched together by lines of stitches 5.

Secured to one wall of the body portion, in the present instance the wall 3, are a plurality-v of groups B of strips of soft, flexible and ab sorbent polishing material, preferably chamois.-

Each groupof strips B as shown comprises four substantially identical strips 6 that are initially arranged in superposed relation with their longitudinal edges approximately coincident, and the 1 strips are initially secured together by any suitable means, for example a line of stitches 1 so. that they may be handled as a unit. Each group B is secured to the wall 3 of the mitt by suitable means such as a plurality of lines of stitches 8 so that the longitudinal edges of the strips are approximately parallel to the side edges of the body portion. The groups are spaced apart transversely of the body portion in such a man-' ner that the edge portions of the strips of each grou may partially overlie each other and the edge portions of the strips of adjacent groups as shown in Figures 3 and 8, thereby to present a surface composed of a plurality of roughly parallel edges that are generally designated C in Figures 3 and 8. More particularly, the strips are secured along longitudinal lines intermediate their width and the free edge portions of the strips beyond the fastening means or stitches are of a width greater than the distance between the fastening means or line of stitches 8 of two adjacent groups of strips so that at all times all portions of the wall 3 of the hand receiving envelope will be covered by the strips.

Preferably the innermost strips of the groups extending along the side edges of the body portion are stitched directly to the body portion by lines of stitches 9 as best shown in Figures 7 and 9 to prevent the canvas body portion from contacting with and scratching the surface to which the mitt is applied.

To cover the closed end I of the body portion and to aid in polishing corners of for example windows, as well as to protect the fingers of the hand within the mitt against contact with projecting portions of the article or device being polished, a plurality of strips lfl of chamois are secured to the body portion by lines of stitches l l as well as by the lines of stitches 8 which penetrate the portions of the strips Ill that overlie the ends of the groups B of strips which extend beyond the folded edge 1 of the body, as best shown in Figures and 9.

In use of the mitt, the surface to be cleaned and polished is first preferably washed in the usual way and the washing liquid allowed to remain on the surface. The mitt is soaked in water for a few minutes and then wrung out by rolling the mitt with the chamois strips on the outside of the roll and then twisting the roll so as to squeeze the water therefrom. Obviously by twisting the mitt various degrees, any desired amount of water may be retained in the mitt. The hand is then slipped into the body portion and the chamois surface of the mitt is rubbed over the surface to be dried and polished. The edge portions of the chamois strips are pressed or folded into partially superposed and overlying relation. as shown in Figures 3 and 8, the edge portions C of the strips being disposed in approximately a common plane. These edge portions, when the mitt is vigorously rubbed over the surface, serve in the nature of squeegees to wipe the liquid from the surface and the liquid is quickly asborbed by the chamois strips. Continued rubbing will produce a highly polished surface. If desired, practically all of the liquid can be wrung from the mitt to provide an almost dry wiping surface.

The hand is adequately protected against injury from contact of projecting portions of the device or article being polished and the chamois surface of the mitt will remain flat and will not roll up or ball on the hand or rotate around the hand.

While I have shown and described the now preferred embodiment of my invention, it should be understood that this is primarily for the purpose of illustrating the principles of the invention and that the structural details and shape of the mitt as well as the materials of which the mitt is formed may be modified and changed within the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim:

1. A drying and polishing mitt comprising a hand-receiving elongate body approximately rectangular in plan and having front and back walls secured together at their edges and providing a hand opening at one end of the body, a plurality of groups of strips of soft flexible absorbent material, each group of strips including a plurality of elongate rectangular strips of approximately the same size in superposed relation with their longitudinal edges approximately coincident, and means fastening said groups of strips intermediate their widths to said front wall in parallel relation to each other and to the longitudinal edges of said body with the longitudinal edge portions of the strips free, the group of strips adjacent each longitudinal edge of the body having an edge portion of at least one strip extending outwardly beyond the corresponding longitudinal edge of the body and overlapping and being secured to the front wall of the body adjacent the edge of the body, the end portions of the groups of strips projecting beyond the edge of the body opposite said hand opening.

2. A drying and polishing mitt as defined in claim 1, with the addition of at least one strip of soft flexible absorbent material secured along the edge of the body opposite said hand opening in overlapping relation to and extending beyond the said projecting end portions of the groups of strips.

3. A drying and polishing mitt comprising a hand-receiving elongate body approximately rectangular in plan and having front and back walls secured together at their edges and providing a hand opening at one end of the body, a plurality of groups of strips ,of soft flexible absorbent material, each group of strips including a plurality of elongate rectangular strips of approximately the same size in superposed relation with their longitudinal edges approximately coinident, and means fastening said groups of strips intermediate their widths to said front wall in parallel relation to each other and to the longitudinal edges of said body with the longitudinal edge portions of the strips free, the group of strips adjacent each longitudinal edge of the body having an edge portion of at least one strip extending outwardly beyond the corresponding longitudinal edge of the body and overlapping the front wall of the body adjacent said edge of the body, and at least one rectangular strip of soft flexible absorbent material secured along the transverse edge of the body opposite the hand opening and extending across the entire width of the body and projecting outwardly from said transverse edge.

ARTHUR MAYES.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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